How To Install ruby-rack-proxy on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-rack-proxy on Kali Linux. ruby-rack-proxy is request/response rewriting HTTP proxy rack app

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-rack-proxy on Kali Linux.

What is ruby-rack-proxy

ruby-rack-proxy is:

A Rack app that provides request/response rewriting proxy capabilities with streaming. Subclass Rack::Proxy and provide rewrite_env and rewrite_response methods.

Rack provides a minimal, modular and adaptable interface for developing web applications in Ruby.

There are three methods to install ruby-rack-proxy on Kali Linux. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install ruby-rack-proxy Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install ruby-rack-proxy using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install ruby-rack-proxy

Install ruby-rack-proxy Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install ruby-rack-proxy using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install ruby-rack-proxy

Install ruby-rack-proxy Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude on Kali Linux first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Kali Linux. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install ruby-rack-proxy using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install ruby-rack-proxy

How To Uninstall ruby-rack-proxy on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the ruby-rack-proxy package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove ruby-rack-proxy

Uninstall ruby-rack-proxy And Its Dependencies

To uninstall ruby-rack-proxy and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-rack-proxy

Remove ruby-rack-proxy Configurations and Data

To remove ruby-rack-proxy configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-rack-proxy

Remove ruby-rack-proxy configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove ruby-rack-proxy configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ruby-rack-proxy

Dependencies

ruby-rack-proxy have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-rack-proxy package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.